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Webster 1913 Edition
Alluvial
Al-lu′vi-al
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
alluvial
. See Alluvion
.] Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another;
as,
. alluvial
soil, mud, accumulations, depositsWebster 1828 Edition
Alluvial
ALLU'VIAL
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to alluvion; added to land by the wash of water.2.
Washed ashore or down a stream; formed by a current of water; as, alluval ores; alluvial soil.Definition 2025
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alluvial
English
Adjective
alluvial (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream.
- 1992, Anna K. Behrensmeyer & Robert W. Hook, "Paleoenvironmental Contexts and Taphonomic Modes" in, Terrestrial Ecosystems through Time, page 35.
- Soils are a prominent feature of floodplain environments, and we include them in this section because most of the available information on ancient soils pertains to alluvial examples, aside from those in Quaternary-Recent time.
- 1992, Anna K. Behrensmeyer & Robert W. Hook, "Paleoenvironmental Contexts and Taphonomic Modes" in, Terrestrial Ecosystems through Time, page 35.
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Translations
pertaining to the soil deposited by a stream
Noun
alluvial (plural alluvials)
- A deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river; an alluvial layer.
- Alluvial soil; specifically, in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.
Usage notes
- The noun is normally used in the plural by engineers who recover valuable minerals from these layers.
Translations
deposition of sediment over a long period of time by a river
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French
Adjective
alluvial m (feminine singular alluviale, masculine plural alluviaux, feminine plural alluviales)